Snippets
All commands are listed as ctrl+some key. If you're on Mac, don't worry we have written equivalents, so every time you see ctrl just imagine it's ⌘.
To have intellisense automatically triggered inside snippets, set editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions to false. This is useful for instance if you want to enter \frac{x_{1}}{2} using @/+ x + __ + 1+ 2 using TAB to move from one tabstop to the next.
Some environments have a dedicated snippet in the form BXY where XY are the two first letters of the environment name. The starred versions use the prefix BSXY.
| Prefix | Environment name |
|---|---|
BEQ |
equation |
BSEQ |
equation* |
BAL |
align |
BSAL |
align* |
BIT |
itemize |
BEN |
enumerate |
BSPL |
split |
BCAS |
cases |
BFR |
frame |
Greek Letters can be inserted using the LaTeX command, which will autocomplete or using @ + letter
| Prefix | Letter |
|---|---|
@a |
\alpha |
@b |
\beta |
@c |
\chi |
@d |
\delta |
@e |
\epsilon |
@f |
\phi |
@g |
\gamma |
@h |
\eta |
@i |
\iota |
@k |
\kappa |
@l |
\lambda |
@m |
\mu |
@n |
\nu |
@p |
\pi |
@q |
\theta |
@r |
\rho |
@s |
\sigma |
@t |
\tau |
@u |
\upsilon |
@s |
\sigma |
@o |
\omega |
@& |
\wedge |
@x |
\xi |
@y |
\psi |
@z |
\zeta |
@D |
\Delta |
@F |
\Phi |
@G |
\Gamma |
@Q |
\Theta |
@L |
\Lambda |
@X |
\Xi |
@Y |
\Psi |
@S |
\Sigma |
@U |
\Upsilon |
@W |
\Omega |
@ve |
\varepsilon |
@vf |
\varphi |
@vs |
\varsigma |
@vq |
\vartheta |
Some common mathematical symbols or commands have a dedicated snippet.
| Prefix | Command |
|---|---|
@( |
\left( $1 \right) |
@{ |
\left\{ $1 \right\} |
@[ |
\left[ $1 \right] |
__ |
_{$1} |
** |
^{$1} |
... |
\dots |
@. |
\cdot |
@8 |
\infty |
@6 |
\partial |
@/ |
\frac{$1}{$2} |
@% |
\frac{$1}{$2} |
@^ |
\Hat{$1} |
@_ |
\bar{$1} |
@@ |
\circ |
@0 |
^\circ |
@; |
\dot{$1} |
@: |
\ddot{$1} |
@= |
\equiv |
@* |
\times |
@< |
\leq |
@> |
\geq |
@2 |
\sqrt{$1} |
@I |
\int_{$1}^{$2} |
@| |
\Big | |
@\ |
\setminus |
@+ |
\bigcup |
@- |
\bigcap |
@, |
\nonumber |
| Prefix | Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|---|
fontsize |
Opens font size select | |
FNO |
\textnormal{${1}} |
|
FRM |
ctrl+l, ctrl+r | \textrm{${1}} |
FEM |
ctrl+l, ctrl+e | \emph{${1}} |
FSF |
\textsf{${1}} |
|
FTT |
ctrl+l, ctrl+t | \texttt{${1}} |
FIT |
ctrl+l, ctrl+i | \textit{${1}} |
FSL |
ctrl+l, ctrl+s | \textsl{${1}} |
FSC |
ctrl+l, ctrl+c | \textsc{${1}} |
FUL |
ctrl+l, ctrl+u | \underline{${1}} |
FUC |
ctrl+l, ctrl+u | \uppercase{${1}} |
FLC |
ctrl+l, ctrl+l | \lowercase{${1}} |
FBF |
ctrl+l, ctrl+b | \textbf{${1}} |
FSS |
ctrl+l, ctrl+6 | \textsuperscript{${1}} |
FBS |
ctrl+l, ctrl+minus | \textsubscript{${1}} |
| Prefix | Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|---|
MRM |
ctrl+m, ctrl+r | \mathrm{${1}} |
MBF |
ctrl+m, ctrl+S+b | \mathbf{${1}} |
MBB |
ctrl+m, ctrl+b | \mathbb{${1}} |
MCA |
ctrl+m, ctrl+c | \mathcal{${1}} |
MIT |
ctrl+m, ctrl+i | \mathit{${1}} |
MTT |
ctrl+m, ctrl+t | \mathtt{${1}} |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ctrl+l, ctrl+Enter | Insert newline + \item
|
To surround text with a command, just select some text and use ctrl+l, ctrl+w (⌘+l, ⌘+w on Mac). A new menu pops up to select the command. This works with multi selections.
To surround some selected text with an environment, call LaTeX Workshop: Surround/wrap selection with \begin{}...\end{} from the Command Palette (command latex-workshop.wrap-env). A multi-cursor is added inside the braces, to insert the environment name.
